Events

Thursday, March 4, 2010 (7)

Mar 4, 2010
January 16, 2010
Saturday

  • Haiti Cultural Exchange Presents Krik: Krak! Storytelling & Songs

  • Jan 16, 2010 at 6:00am to Mar 6, 2010 at 7:00am
  • Location: Nairobi's Knapsack
  • Description: KRIK: KRAK! STORYTELLING & SONGSFor Children ages 2 to 5Saturdays from 11 am to 12 pmChildren will discover stories about Haiti, its history and culture, learn traditional Haitian songs, and have fun!Starting January 16, 2010Class will meet weekly for a period of 8 consecutive weeks atNAIROBI’S KNAPSACK744 FRANKLIN AVENUE (BETWEEN STERLING & ST. JOHN’S PL.)Directions: 2,3,4,5 to Franklin AvenueTo register please send an email to regine@haiticulturalx.org$40.00 donation/child for 8-week session
  • Created by: Rachel - Haiti Cultural Exchange
January 28, 2010
Thursday

  • French Fairytale Acting Classes for Kids at Galli Theater

  • Jan 28, 2010 at 11:00am to Mar 25, 2010 at 3:00pm
  • Location: Midtown Manhattan
  • Description: Galli Fairytale Theater, a non profit theater for children, announces NEW Fairytale Acting classes in French, Spring 2010.Thursdays, 4.30-6pm (ages 5-7)Kids practice to speak French through role play, character work and the development of a fairytale play. At the end we are presenting a show!Thurs Jan 28 - Thurs Mar 25 (9 classes)Please contact us at newyork@galli-group.com.Cost: $270.- ($220 for siblings)I
  • Created by: Simon Fuetterer
February 26, 2010
Friday

  • The Animauters: 50 Years of French Animation

  • Feb 26, 2010 at 1:00pm to Mar 21, 2010 at 3:00pm
  • Location: Theaters throughout NYC
  • Description: Breathtaking and rarely screened animated films from French auteurs Paul Grimault, Sylvain Chomet, Rene Laloux, Michel Ocelot, Serge Elissalde, Marie Caillou, Jacques-Remy Girerd, Jean-Francois Laguionie, Jerome Boulbes and more...Presented by the New York International Children's Film Festival. For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit www.GKIDS.com
  • Created by: Regan Rondy
February 28, 2010
Sunday

  • Marguerite Duras Festival has Feminine Touch

  • Feb 28, 2010 to Mar 18, 2010
  • Location: New York
  • Description: The works of Marguerite Duras, France's well-known author, playwright and film director, will be celebrated during a month-long multidisciplinary festival in New York City from February 18 to March 18. Known for her evocative and experimental free-flowing style, Marguerite Duras revolutionized the form of the twentieth century novel, and her innovations also carried to the screen and stage. At the initiative of the Cultural Services of the French Embassy, and in partnership with Anthology Film Archives, the Baryshnikov Arts Center and the French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF).
  • Created by: Nabil Bekhti
March 4, 2010
Thursday

  • Thursday Night Gallery Opening

  • Mar 4, 2010 from 1:00pm to 3:00pm
  • Location: Reference Gallery
  • Description: Pavillon d'Art Contemporain has set up all these Sculptures and Paintings of Nudes by French artists for the public's viewing pleasure. Feel free to let more people know about this event!**Refreshments will be served**If you want to come see the work but can't make the Opening Party, the Gallery is open 2-6pm Tues-Sat. March 1st till March 31stDirections:3 Blocks from the 6 train Canal Street Stationor around 5 blocks from the F train Bdway-Lafayette Station*Its on the 2nd FLR and is between Crosby and Lafayette
  • Created by: Charleric Lenglain
 

  • A DIALOGUE ON NEW FRENCH PHILOSOPHY

  • Mar 4, 2010 from 2:00pm to 3:30pm
  • Location: Hemmerdinger Hall; Silver Center, 1st Floor
  • Description: Sponsored by the NYU Humanities InitiativeA Dialogue on New French PhilosophyJUDITH BUTLER Philosopher; professor, Rhetoric and Comparative Literature, University of California, Berkeley; author of Gender Trouble; Bodies That Matter; Precarious Life; Undoing Gender; Giving an Account of Oneself; Frames of WarCATHERINE MALABOUPhilosopher; professor, Université de Paris X-Nanterre; author of L'Avenir de Hegel; La plasticité au soir de l'écriture; Ontologie de l'accident; La Grande Exclusion
  • Created by: La Maison Française of NYU
 

  • Special Film Event: Comme un Juif en France (Being Jewish in France)

  • Mar 4, 2010 from 2:30pm to 5:00pm
  • Location: Maison Francaise of Columbia Univeristy
  • Description: Special Guest Moderator: Jeanine Parisier Plottel, professor emeritus of French at Hunter College

    Yves Jeuland's sweeping documentary explores the rich and complex history of Jews in France and explores the multiple ways in which French society has dealt with its Jewish population over the course of history and into the 21st century, discussing charges of rising anti-Semitism and the country's complex attitudes toward Israel. The film includes interviews with leading French politicians, intellectuals and artists and is lushly illustrated with rare photographs, film clips and memorable music.
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  • Created by: Maison Française of Columbia